How To Reduce Garage Break-Ins, Package & Bike Thefts San Francisco Bay Area
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How To Reduce Bike & Package Thefts, Garage Break-Ins San Francisco Bay Area
Below are some helpful tips on how to drastically reduce chances of garage break-ins, package thefts and bike thefts in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Key Fob Repeater Theft, San Francisco Car Break-ins
Ideal targets are people who park in their driveway or in front of their homes and leave their key fobs near the front door close enough so that thieves can use a repeater and enter your car, steal the registration or valet key.
Don’t leave your keys next to the front door.
Manually lock your doors with the key instead of the fob as people will collect signals and wait until you leave your vehicle to access it later.
How To Prevent Garage Break-Ins San Francisco Bay Area
One of the biggest culprits for garage break-ins in the Bay Area is bike thets. Lots of bikes are stolen in SF. Whether from streets or garages, they are stolen nearly daily in the city. Knowing how to lock up bikes and look out for your property will reduce chances of theft.
Hide your bike in your garage, lock it up. Don’t leave your garage door open for too long. Thieves browse open garage doors all the time.
Don’t rely on garage door openers. Lock your garage with a lock. Learn to deactivate the emergency release lock/latch (thieves can break small window and open the garage door with a manual release).
Avoid expensive bikes if possible.
Add an airtag or similar tracking device to find stolen bike.
Register your bike with the city.
Get rental insurance. Document bike purchases if you need to file a claim.
Bring your bike upstairs/inside your home to reduce the chances of theft.
If traveling, move bike inside and lock it up if possible.
Some people leave lights and TVs on timers.
If you lock bikes in garage, may want to lock them with weights or something to make it harder to carry out.
How To Prevent Bike Thefts San Francisco Bay Area
Get a good lock. Get two, even three, if paranoid. The more locks you have and the stronger they are, the more likely thieves will move on to other easier targets.
2 locks for everyday use;
3 locks if a bad neighborhood or expensive bike or long period of time
4 locks if 2 out of 3 above
5 locks if 3 out of 3 above
Remove bike seats and get wheel locks. Some locks are gravity-activated i.e. lock if bike is not turned on it’s seat/handles.
When locking bike, make sure to leave as little room possible in the ‘U’ so it’s harder for thieves to get tools to lodge in the lock and cut open.
Avoid parking bikes overnight or on single racks like the ones below as some thieves may try to remove bolts/screws from them.
How To Reduce Mail Theft, Stop Porch Pirates
Put a hold on mail and packages if traveling as this is an easy way for thieves to see who is gone for several days.
Sign up for notifications from shipping companies so you get email/phone notifications when it’s out for delivery, track location and get alerted for delivery.
Doesn’t always work and many thieves follow delivery drivers, FYI.
Deliver packages to a drop-off point, don’t deliver home if you don’t intend on being home or if you don’t have a bell or if delivery drivers don’t ring it (typical with places on hills, stairs)
How To Reduce Retail Break-Ins San Francisco
Business owners like Foggy Notion on Clement leave an empty cash drawer in the front door saying no cash on premises.
I have seen similar efforts from other businesses that have been broken into and for the most part, have had better success at dodging break-ins. Nothing is perfect/guaranteed but if you can reduce chances of break-ins but a little with relatively little/to no cost, I think it’s worth it.
This won’t stop all burglaries but I guarantee it does reduce chances of break-ins tremendously.
House To Reduce House Burglaries
Limit social media (don’t make accounts private, don’t post public vacation photos)
Put a hold on mail
Send packages to drop point vs leaving on doorstep
Use timers at night to turn on at night
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